What should I expect if I have broken heart syndrome?

What should I expect if I have broken heart syndrome?

Broken heart syndrome is a temporary condition for most people. You’ll likely recover without any long-term heart problems because your heart muscle is not permanently damaged. Full recovery is usually made in few days to a few weeks after your stress-induced event.

Of course if an ongoing health problem – a physical stressor like stroke, asthma or seizures – has triggered your broken heart syndrome event, you’ll need to check with your healthcare provider and further investigate or perhaps make changes to better manage these health issues.

In some cases, your healthcare provider may want to do a follow-up echocardiogram about four to six weeks after your event to make sure there’s no heart health problems and the left ventricle of your heart has returned to its normal function.

Broken heart syndrome is occasionally fatal, but this is rare.